Today on Context Florida, Peter Schorsch gets things going by explaining why Florida Republicans like Will Weatherford and Matt Gaetz are taking on supposedly “liberal” stances. It is equal parts logic and compassion, Schorsch writes.
Daniel Tilson previews the “2016 slugfest” between Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton, giving 60-40 odds of it happening.
In the wake of Florida House GOP candidate Joshua Black’s MLK Day tweet about President Obama, Darryl Paulson examines the change in the complex relationship between Republicans and people of color.
Funding water projects, like the Caloosahatchee River, should be the top priority for Florida’s 2014 legislative session, says Lee County Commissioner Cecil Pendergrass. There has been much talk on the local level, but not as much discussion from the state or federal government.